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PLACE-NAMES 



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THOUSAND ISLANDS 



ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 



JAMES WHITE, F.R.G.S. 

Secretary, Commission of Conservation : Member of the 
Geographic Board of Canada 



Published by order of Honourable L. P. Brodeur, Minister of Marine and Fisheries 
of Canada, for the Geographic Board of Canada 



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PLACE-NAMES 



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THOUSAND ISLANDS 



ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 



BY 



JAMES WHITE, F.R.G.S. 

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Secretary, Commission of Conservation : Member of the 
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PLACE NAMES -THOUSAND ISLANDS 

Moist of the islands composing the group known as the ' Thousand 
Islands ' have been named after officers and others who have distinguished them- 
selves, particularly in the war of 1812-14. As these names have been given to com- 
memorate their efforts to preserve Canada for the British empire, it is only fitting 
that the information be published in connected and permanent form that will ensure 
the recognition to which they are entitled. 

The following notes have been compiled by Mr. James White from various sources, 
but largely from the following: — 

Irving's ' Officers of the British Forces in Canada, 1812-15.' 
James' ' Naval Actions between Great Britain and the United States.' 
And from information, MSS. supplied by the Admiralty, Dr. Doughty, 
. Lieut.-Col. Cruikshank and Mr. L. Homfray Irving. 



Adelaide; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; probably after Queen Adelaide 
(Amelia Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline) 
1792-1849 ; princess of Saxe-Cobourg-Menin- 
gen and queen of England, wife of the Duke 
of Clarence, (later William IV.) whom she 
married July 18, 1818. 

Admiralty ; group, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, 
Leeds, Ont.; after the governing body of 
the British navy; some of the islands in 
the group are named after Lords of the 
Admiralty. 

Amherst ; island, L. Ontario, Addington, Ont. ; 
after Field Marshal Jeffrey Amherst, (1717- 
97) Baron Amherst; commanded the British 
forces during the capture of Louisburg; 
C.B., July 26, 1758; appointed Governor- 
General of British North America in 1760. 

Aspasia; island, St. Lawrence river, Escott, 
Leeds, Ont. ; probably after a gunboat, on 
the Great lakes during the war of 1812-14. 

Axeman; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
the Axeman, a gunboat on the Great lakes 
during the war of 1812-14. 

Bagot; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; after Sir Charles Bagot, 1871- 
1843; negotiated with Rush agreement be- 
tween Great Britain and United States, re- 
specting limitation of vessels of war on the 
Great lakes ; Governor-General of Canada, 
1841-43. 

Barge; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Lawrence 
river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; name suggested 



by its position in the group named after the 
fleet on the Great lakes in 1812-14 and by 
proximity to ' Gig/ ' The Punts/ and 
' Jolly ' islands. 

Battersby; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; probably 
after Lieut.-Col. F. Battersby, who, op Feb. 
6, 1812, was in command of the Glengarry 
Light Infantry. 

Baumgardt; island, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont.; on May 1, 1816, Capt. 
W. A. Baumgardt, E.N., commaaded the 
Lake Champlain fleet, consisting of the flag- 
ship Champlain, and ten gunboats, 3 long 
guns each. 

Belabourer; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; probably 
after a gunboat on the Great lakes dur- 
the war of 1812-14. 

Bloodletter; island, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; prob- 
ably after gunboat on the Great lakes dur- 
ing the war of 1812-14. 

Bouchier ; island, JNavy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; on May 1, 
1816, Capt. Wm. Bouchier, R.N., commanded 
the Lake Erie fleet consisting of the Neiv- 
ash (4)., Tecumseh (4), Saulk. (1) and Huron 
(1). 

Bkock ; group, St. Lawrence river, Elizabeth- 
town, Leeds, Ont.; after Major Gen. Sir 
Isaac Brock (1769-1812) ; in 1810, appointed 
to command of troops in Upper Canada and, 
later, was provisional Lieut. Gov. of the 



Note. — Aspa>s ; a, Belabourer, Bloodletter, Camelot, Deathdealer and Dumfounder islands 
are stated as ' probably ' after gunboats on the Great lakes during the war of 1812-14, 
but there is very lit+le doubt that there were one-gun gunboats bearing these names sta- 
tioned on the St. Lawrence and lake Ontario, though no definite evidence is procurable. 



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province; captured Detroit and General 
Hull's army Aug. 16, 1812; killed at the 
battle of Queenston Heights. 

Camelot; island. Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; probably 
after gunboat on the Great lakes during 
the war of 1812-14. 

Carnegie; island, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont. ; possibly after Capt. 
Hon. Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, E.N., b. 
Mar. 8, 1813, youngest son of William, 
seventh Earl of Northesk; in command of 
Orestes (18) and Devastation on the N.A. 
and W.I. station, 1842; M.P., 1841; Lord of 
the Treasury, 1846. 

Cedar; island, St. Lawrence river, near 
Kingston, Frontenac, Ont. ; from the cedar 
trees on it. 

Chichester; island, St. Lawrence river, 
Escott, Leeds, Ont. ; probably named after 
Lieut. Col. Sir Charles Chichester (1795- 
1847) ; in 1826, he was major in the 2nd 
battalion of the 60th, then serving in 
America. 

Cleopatra; island, St. Lawrence river, Escott, 
Leeds ,Ont. ; after the Cleopatra (2) gun- 
boat, on the St. Lawrence during the war 
of 1812-14. 

Cockburn; island, St. Lawrence river^.Eliza- 
bethtown, Leeds, Ont.; after Admiral Sir 
George Cockburn, R.N., (1772-1853) ; actively 
engaged in war of 1812-14; was present at 
taking of Washington. 

Collier; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont.; after Com- 
mander, later Vice-Admiral, Sir Edward 
Collier, R>N., (1783-1872) ; entered Navy, 
1796; commanded Princess Charlotte, 18th 
Nov., 1813; present at Oswego where he 
commanded the Magnet; Post-Captain, 18th 
November, 1814; appointed to superintend 
the building of a frigate at Penetanguishene ; 
returned to England, 1816; Vice-Admiral, 
1857; K.C.B., 1865. 

Conran; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont.; after 
Major-General Henry Conran; Ensign in 
49th Eeg't. Oct. 4, 1780; Lieut. Col. of 1st 
Eeg't., 1807; Lieut. General, 1825; appointed 
to command brigade (6th and 82nd) in Upper 
Canada, June 11, 1814; Lieut. Gov. of Ja- 
maica, 1816; died July 17, 1829, aged 62. 

Cunliffe ; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Capt. 
Chas. Cunliffe Owen, R. N. ; entered Navy, 
1801 ; Lieutenant, 1808 ; appointed to Great 
lakes fleet, 1813 as Lieutenant on the Wolfe; 
Lieutenant commanding the Sir Sidney 
Smith in action of Sept. 28, 1813; present 
at French Creek, Nov. 1, 1813; appointed 
acting Commander Gunboat Establishment, 
Mar. 28, 1814, vice Mulcaster, promoted; in- 
valided Mar., 1815; retired Captain, Feb. 24, 
1852. 

Deathdealer; island, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; prob- 
ably after a gunboat on the Great lakes 
during the war of 1812-14. 



Ue Rottenbueg; island, Brock group, St. 
Lawrence, river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; 
after Major General Francis, Baron de 
Rottenburg, K.C.H. ; in 1812 appointed to 
command of troops in Montreal district; in 
1813 to command of troops in Upper Canada 
and, as Administrator of the province 1814 
and 1815, commanded left division of the 
army in Canada; Lieut.-General, 1819; d., 
April 24, 1832. 

DeWatteville ; island, Brock group, St. Law- 
rence river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; 
after Major General Abraham Louis Charles 
de Watteville; on Army Staff in 1812-14; 
went on half pay, 1816. 

Dinghy; island, Lake Fleet group. St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Ont. ; so-called from 
position in group, principal islands in which 
are named after vessels and also from 
proximity to ' Barge/ ' Gig/ &c, islands. 

Dobbs ; island, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, 
Ont; after Lieut. Alex. T. Dobbs, R.N. ; 
May 25, 1813, promoted from Lieut, of Wolfe 
(22)' to acting-commander of Moira (10) ; 
promoted to Commander, Feb. 14, 1814; 
commanded Charwell (formerly Moira) at 
Oswego; later commanded Star (14) and was 
moving spirit in capture of Ohio and 
Somers on L. Erie. 

Downie; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Com- 
mander George Downie, R.N. ; transferred 
from command of Montreal on L. Ontario 
to command of Confiance on L. Champlain; 
killed in action on L. Champlain, Sept. 11, 
1814. 

Dumfounder; island, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; prob- 
ably after a gunboat on the Great lakes 
during the war of 1812-14. 

Endymion ; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds and Lansdowne, Leeds, 
Ont.; after the Endymion, a gunboat on 
the Great lakes in 1812-14. 

Everest; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence, 
Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after Captain 
H. B. Everest, Lieut. 6th Reg't ; appointed 
Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General on Army 
Staff in Canada, Oct. 25, 1814. 

Fiddlers Elbow ; channel, St. Lawrence river, 
Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; so-called because 
the channel makes a very sharp turn at 
this point. 

Fisher; island. Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont.: probably 
after Commander Peter Fisher, R.N. ; who 
w r as transferred Aug. 30, 1814, from com- 
mand of Confiance on L. Champlain to the 
Montreal at Kingston. 

Fort Wallace ; island, Lake Fleet group, SI 
Lawrence river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; see 
Wallace island. 

Gates; island, St. Lawrence river, Pittsburgh, 
Frontenac, Ont. ; after W. Gates, some 
time owner of the island. 



Gig; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Lawrence 
river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; after ship's boat; 
name suggested by position in group named 
after fleet 09 Great lakes, 1812-14. 

Gordon ; island, St. Lawrence river, Leeds 
and Lausdowne, Leeds, Out. ; possibly after 
Commander James Alexander Gordon, R.N. ; 
onlv son of Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. A. Gordon, 
K.C.B.; entered Navy 1829; Lieut, (add'l) 
on Niagara (22), Capt. Williams Sandom, 
on the Great lakes, Sept. 17, 1838; d. 1847. 

Goulbourn ; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; after Henry Goulbourn (1784- 
1856) ; in 1814, as Under Secretary of State for 
the Colonies, signed the Treaty of Ghent, on 
behalf of Great Britain. 

Grenadier; island, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, 
Ont.; after the famous British Grenadier 
regiment. 

IIambly ; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; on May 1, 
1816, Capt. P. A. Hambly, R.N. com- 
manded the naval force on L. Huron con- 
sisting of the Surprise (1) and Con fiance 
(2). 

Hamilton ; island, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, 
Out. ; probably after Henrv s Hamilton, 
Lieutenant-Governor of Canada for one year, 
1785. 

Harvey; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Harvey, (1778-1852) ; in 
1812 appointed Deputy Adjutant General to 
the army in Canada ; took part in actions 
at Black Rock, Dec. 30, 1813, Oswego, Lundys 
Lane, Fort Erie and Stoney Creek, 1813; 
was Governor of New Brunswick, of New- 
foundland and of Nova Scotia, 1846-52 ; 
K.C.B., 1838; Lieut. General, 1842; d. 1852. 

Hickey ; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Com- 
mander F. Hickey, R.N., commanded the 
Prince Regent (56) on L. Ontario during 
war of 1812-14. 

Horseshoe; island, west of Wolfe island, 
Fronteuac, Ont.; so-called because the out 
line of the island resembles a horseshoe. 

Howe; island, St. Lawrence river, Frontenac, 
Ont. ; after General William Howe, fifth 
Viscount Howe (1729-1814) ; led the forlorn 
hope of 24 men who forced the entrenched 
path by which Wolfe's force scaled the 
heights of Abraham, Sept, 13, 1759; in 1775, 
succeeded Gage as Commander-in-Chief in 
America; commanded at Bunker Hill, 1775, 
and gained victories of Long Island and 
White Plains (1776), Brandywine and Ger- 
mantown (1777). 

Ingall; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont; probably after Lieut. Ingall 
who, in 1829, made an exploration of the 
country between the St. Maurice and Sague- 
nay. 

Johnson ; bay, Howe island, St. Lawrence 
river, Frontenac, Ont. ; probably named 
after Major General Sir John Johnson, only 



son of the famous General Sir William 
Johnson; commanded a regiment of two 
battalions during the Revolutionary war; 
later, Superintendent General of Indian 
Affairs in Canada ; died 1830. 

Lake Fleet; group, St. Lawrence river, Leeds 
and Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont.; so-called be- 
cause a number of the islands composing 
the group are named after vessels that 
formed the British fleet <mi the Great lakes 
and on L. Cham plain during the war of 
1812-14. 

Lynedoch; island, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont.; after Gen. Thomae 
Graham, Lord Lynedoch (1748-1843) ; next 
in command to Wellington in Peninsular 
war and distinguished himself at Barossa. 
Cuidad Rodrigo, Vittoria, &c. 

McCoy; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; in Oct. 
1815, J. S. McCoy was Master of the Cham- 
plain, on L. Champlain. 

McNair; island, St. Lawrence river, Eliza- 
bethtown, Leeds, Ont.; after Col. McNair 
commanding the 90th Reg't during the war 
of 1812-14. 

Melville; island, Admiralty group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
Robert Saunders Dundas, second Viscouni 
Melville (1771-1851) ; in 1812, appointed first 
Lord of the Admiralty, which office he held 
for fifteen years. 

Mermaid; island, Admiralty group, St. Law 
- rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; after the 

Mermaid, a gunboat on the Great lakes 

during 1812-14. 

Mulcaster; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Cap- 
tain Sir Wm. Howe Mulcaster, (1785-1837): 
in Mar., 1813, was appointed to command 
the Princess Charlotte; commanded at 
French Creek, Nov. 1, 1813; commanded 
Royal George and severely wounded at 
Oswego, May 6, 1814; invalided, 1814; Post 
Captain, 1813; C.B., 1815; knighted, 1831. 

Murray; island. St. Lawrence, river, Eliza- 
bethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after Lieut.-Col. John 
Murray, 100th Reg't; appointed Inspecting 
Field Officer in Lower Canada, July 18, 1811; 
commanded attacks on Fort George and 
Fort Niagara (wounded) ; later C. B. and 
Lieut.-General; died Feb. 21, 1832. 

Myers; island, St. Lawrence river, Lansdowne, 
Leeds, Ont.; after Lieut.-Col. Christopher 
Myers, 70th Reg't, Acting Quartermaster- 
General. Army Staff in Canada, Aug. 13- 
Oct. 30, 1812; in command at Kingston, Apr. 
22, 1813; wounded at Fort George, May 27, 
1813; Colonel, 1814; C.B., 1815; died, 1817. 

Navy; group, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, Ont. ; 
so-called because a number of the islands 
composing the group are named after naval 
officers who distinguished themselves dur- 
ing the war of 1812-14. 

Needles Eye; island, Brock group, St. Law- 
rence river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; so- 



called from narrow steamboat channel be- 
tween the island and mainland. 

Netley; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; after the 
Netley (12) schooner — formerly the General 
Beresford — launched at York, TJ.C, July, 
1812; in May, 1816. carried only 4 guns, 
was commanded by Lieut. Spence and form- 
ed part of the L. Ontario fleet. 

Niagara; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; in May, 
1814, the Niagara (22) — formerly the Royal 
George — 340 tons, commanded by Capt. F. B. 
Spilsbury, sailed from Kingston in Sir 
James Yeo's fleet:; on May 1, 1816, she was 
reported as ' laid up ' and housed in Navy 
bay, Kingston; launched at Kingston, TJ.C, 
July, 1809. 

Niddery; islands, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont.; the Nidd is a small 
river in Yorkshire, Eng. and its valley is 
called Nidderdale; possibly Niddery is a 
corruption of the latter: possibly ofter a 
gunboat on Great lakes, war of 1812-14. 

Ninette; island, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont.; probably after a gun- 
boat, war of 1812-14. 

O'Conor; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont.; after Com- 
mander Sir Richard James Lawrence O'Con- 
or, R.N. Flag Captain of Prince Regent on 
L. Ontario, May 6, 1814; present at Oswego- 
commanded Princess Charlotte, Sept., 1814; 
K.C.H., 1836; retired Rear-Admiral, 1816. 

Otty ; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence river. 
Leeds, Ont.; after Lieut. Allan Otty, R.N 
who commanded the Star (14) on L. Ontario 
during war of 1812-14; commanded Montreal 
and Char well during 1816 and 1817; retired 
Captain, 1854. 

Owen; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont.; possibly 
after Captain Charles Cunliffe (q.v.) Owen, 
R.N.; probably after Commodore Sir E. W. 
C. R. Owen, R.N. who, in 1816, commanded 
the naval forces on L. Champlain and the 
Great Lakes. 

Peel; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; after Sir Robert Peel, (1788- 
1850), a noted English statesman; Secretary 
for Ireland, 1812-18; Prime Minister, 1834- 
35 and 1841-46. 

Pitchpine; island, Admiralty group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; probably 
from the occurrence on the island of the 
pitchpine (Pinus Banksiana). 

Popham; island, -.avy" group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds. Ont.; after Cap- 
tain Stephen Popham, R.N., (1780-1842) ; was 
in the Orion (74) in the expedition against 
Copenhagen; in the Montreal (22) assisted 
at the capture of Oswego, 1814. 

Prince Alfred; island. Brock group, St. Law- 
rence river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; 
probably after the late Prince Alfred, Duke 
of Edinburgh (1814-1900), second son of 
Queen Victoria. 



Princess Charlotte; island, Lake Fleet group, 
St. Lawrence river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; 
in May the Princess Charlotte, jngate (43) 
commanded by Capt. Wm. Howe Mulcaster, 
formed part of Sir James Yeo"s fleet ; 
launched at Kingston, TJ.C., Apr. 14, 1814. 

Psyche; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; after the 
Psyche (32) ; on L. Ontario during war of 
1812-14; her frames were sent out from Eng- 
land; launched at Kingston, Dec. 25, 1814. 

Ramsden ; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; probably 
after Jesse Ramsden (1735-1880), an English 
manufacturer of mathematical instruments 
and the inventor of an improved eye-piece, 
known as ' Ramsden's eye-piece/ 

Rich; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence river, 
Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Captain 
Charles Rich, R.N., entered Navy, 1801; in 
1814 appointed to St. Lawrence (102) as Flag- 
Lieutenant to Sir E. W. C. R. Owen on 
Great lakes; Mar. >4, 1815, appointed to 
command of gunboats on the St. Lawrence ; 
Commander, 1816; Captain, 1838. 

Robinson; island, St. Lawrence river. Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; possibly after Hon. Fred. 
John Robinson, (1782-1859), Lord of the Ad- 
miralty, 1810-12; Viscount Goderich, 1827; 
Earl of Ripon, 1833. 

Robert; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge. 
Leeds, Ont.; after Sir Ribert Peel (q.v.) 

Rolleston ; island, St. Lawrence river, Escott, 
Leeds, Ont.; after Lieut. James Rolleston, 
R.N., b. 1791 ; entered Navy, 1804 ; present in 
Pompee (74) at defence of Gaeta ; capture 
of Capri; battle of Marda, 1806, Ac, served 
in Perseus in Mediterranean, Newfound- 
land, Halifax, &c, 1813-16. 

Rowley; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; probably 
after Lieutenant Edward Rowley, R.N., who 
served on the Great lakes (or L. Champlain; 
in the war of 1812-14. 

Royal ; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; nrobably 
from proximity to Prince Alfred island 
(q.v.) : possibly after the Royal George, 
bier the Niagara (q.v.) 

St. Lawrence; island, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; 
after the St Lawrence, ship of the line 2,305 
tons, 102 guns; launched at Kingston, TJ.C, 
Sept. 10, 1814. 

Scorpion ; island, Lake Fleet group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Ont. ; after the Scorpion, 
formerly the U.S. S. Surprise, captured on 
lake Huron, Sept. 6, 1814. 

Sheaffe; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
General Sir Roger H. Sheaffe, (1763-1851) 
who assumed command of forces at Queens- 
ton after the death of Brock; was Admins- 
trator of Tipper Canada, 1812-13. 



Sherbrooke; islands, St. Lawrence river, 

Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont.; after Sir John 

Coape Sherbrooke (1764-1830); Governor 

General of Canada in 1816. 

Simcoe; island, west of Wolfe island, Fronte- 
nac, Ont.; after Lieut.-Gen. John Graves 
Simcoe, (1752-1806), first Governor of Upper 
Canada, 1791-96; had extensive surveys made 
and encouraged immigration, particularly of 
United Empire Loyalists. 

Sisters; islands, St. Lawrence river, Leeds, 
Leeds, Ont. ; so-called from their resem- 
blance to each other. 

Skelton ; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Bvt. 
Major Henry Skelton, 19th L.D., f.p- 
pointed Major of Brigade in Canada, Aug. 
22, 1813. 

Sparrow; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
Major E. P. Sparrow, 61st Regt., appointed 
Ass't Adjutant General in Canada, Aug. 21, 
1814. 

Spectacles; islands (2), St. Lawrence river, 
Pittsburgh, Frontenac, Ont. ; so-called from 
their relative position and shape. 

Spilsbury; island, Navy group, St. Lawrence 
river, Lansdowne, Leeds, Ont. ; after Capt. 
Francis Brockell Spilsbury, R.N., in com- 
mand of schooner Melville on L. Ontario 
Aug. 10, 1815; commanded the Beresford at 
Sacketts Harbour; was present in actions 
off Burlington, Sept. 28, 1813, and at French 
Creek, Nov. 1, 1813; Captain commanding 
Niagara May 21, 1814; present at Oswego, 
May 6, 1814. 

Stovin; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
Major General Richard Stovin; commanded 
Montreal district during war of 1812-14; was 
present at Fort Erie sortie. 

The Punts; islands, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont.; from 
position in Lake Fleet group and in vicinity 
of Gig. (q.v.), Barge, &c, islands. 



Tbodghxonj. island, Lake Fleet group, St. 
Lawrence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; after 
Trougbton and Si nuns, famous instrument 
manufacturers, London, Mng. 

Twin Sisters; islands, Brock group, St. Law- 
rence river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont.; 
from their striking resemblance to each 
other. 

Van Buren ; island, St. Lawrence river, 
Escott, Leeds, Ont.; possibly after Martin 
Van Buren, (1782-1862), eighth President of 
the United States. 

Vansittart; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge 
Leeds, Ont.; probably after Vice-Admiral 
Vansittart; he was present at the capture 
of Cape of Good Hope; came to Canada in 
1834 and settled near Woodstock, Ont. In 
1821 the Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart 
was Chancellor of the Exchequer. 

Victoria ; island, Brock group, St. Lawrence 
river, Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ont. ; probably 
after Her Majesty Queen Victoria (1819- 
1901). 

Wallace; island, St. Lawrence river, Lans- 
downe, Leeds, Ont.; probably after Thomas 
Wallace, Baron Wallace of Knaresdale, 
(1768-1844); cr. February 1828; Lord of the 
Admiralty, 1797-1800; sometime M.P. for 
Penryhyn ; 1814, mar. Jane, dau. of John, 
2nd Earl of Hopetown and widow of Henry, 
1st Viscount Melville. 

Willoughby ; island, St. Lawrence river, Yonge, 
Leeds, Ont.; probably after Commander 
James Beautine Willoughby, R.N.; entered 
Navy 1830; served as mate on the Niagara 
(20) Captain Williams Sandom, on the Great 
lak-s; Lieutenant, 1841, on the Illustrious 
N.A. and W.I. station; 1845-46 in Mohawk 
and Cherokee on the Great lakes; received 
thanks of Royal Humane Society 1867, for 
rescuing crew of vessel wrecked on Pigeon 
I., lake Ontario. 

Yorke; island, Admiralty group, St. Law- 
rence river, Leeds, Leeds, Ont. ; after Rt. 
Hon. Chas. Philip Yorke, 2nd son of Philip, 
2nd Earl of Hardwicke; First Lord of the 
Admiralty. 1811; b. 1764. 



